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Forest officials, poachers exchange firing

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RAJBIRAJ, Feb. 3: Patrolling team of forest officials and poachers exchange firing at Labaniya of Jogidaha VDC-8 of Udayapur district on wednesday.



The forest officials deployed for the security of the forest at the Chure area encountered and set four rounds of blank fires after the smugglers set gunfire to the forest officials at Labaniya of the VDC, said Chief of the team Lalan Kumar Mandal.



However, the poachers were absconded after the forest officials opened fire in the air in response to the firing, Mandal said.



The forest patrol team seized a wild boar from them, said District Forest Officer Rakesh Karna.



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